Description: "Cardiovascular Medicine" is the official publication of the Swiss Society of Cardiology, the Swiss Society for Angiology, the Swiss Society of Hypertension and the Swiss Paediatric Cardiology Society.
cardiology (523) hypertension (221) medical journal (145) cardiovascular medicine (18) paediatric cardiology (8) angiology (6) original research (6) cardiac and vascular surgery
The evidence for sex differences between females and males in disease mechanisms, clinical presentation and natural history of cardiovascular diseases, as well as the response to medical and interventional treatment strategies is overwhelming.
The present review provides an overview of the hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, their pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
Sex and gender affect almost every aspect of heart failure, from epidemiology and risk factors, to pathophysiology, phenotype, response to medical, non-medical and device therapy and ultimate outcomes.